by Liezel BOSHOFF | Oct 9, 2019 | ECC, Front Page, The Grades
We’ve been reading the big book ” Mouse’s Birthday” and had so much fun exploring the book further. We made Playdough cake. We measured quantities and counted different amounts of candles. The Students created birthday cards for mouse and some...
by Celine ROWLANDS | Oct 3, 2019 | ECC, Grade 5, The Grades
This week we made Puff paint. The students observed the mixture being made. Then we helped the choose and mix the colours. Wonderful paintings were created and then baked in the microwave. They were able to talk about how their painting smelled and how it had changed...
by Celine ROWLANDS | Oct 3, 2019 | ECC, The Grades
This week the students played a pirate game. They had to build a bridge from their island to their pirate ship. They were provided with some materials to use and a few instructions. The students had to use their problem solving skills, determination, communication and...
by Celine ROWLANDS | Oct 3, 2019 | ECC, The Grades
This week some of the students were participating in Art activities expressing their creativity, learning and developing new skills. They were cutting and gluing, making patterns, practicing fine motor skills, writing there names and reviewing the sounds we have been...
by Celine ROWLANDS | Sep 26, 2019 | ECC, The Grades
This week in our unit of inquiry we read a book about hide and seek. After talking about the book in class some of the students decided they would like to play a game We ended up with a whole ECC game of hide and seek. The students had to follow the rules of the game,...
by Celine ROWLANDS | Sep 26, 2019 | ECC, The Grades
Some of Thursday mornings are dedicated to steam, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. The children could go into the water garden and explore the properties of water using various equipment. They did a science experiment using coffee filters, food...
